the Germanic languages into three groups:West Germanic, includingEnglish,German, and Netherlandic (Dutch); North Germanic, includingDanish,Swedish,Icelandic,Norwegian, andFaroese; andEast Germanic, now extinct,comprisingonlyGothicand the languages of the Vandals, Burgundians, and a few other tribes. ...
aA custom of ancient Germanic tribes was to throw newborn children into the Rhine. It was thought if the child was spurious he would drown, but if he was legitimate he would swim. Such a custom appears to be a precursor of the 17th century custom of "swimming witches" perhaps related ...
A. Frank Glahn (1865–1941), was a German mysticist, Germanic revivalist and most notably a pendulum dowser. He was used by the German military in the Third Reich, not necessarily willingly. Glahn was mentioned greatly in the book Reveal the Power of the Pendulum by Karl Spiesberger. In ...
At the center of this great conflict is Arminius (Laurence Rupp), a Roman Officer who leads armies into battle, gets engaged in political marriages, and attempts to unite the Germanic tribes that have split. But will his efforts be enough to mend the violent past and create an alliance?
Benjamin means “son of the south” or “son of the right hand” and pronounced as BEHN-ya-meen. Benjamin, in the Bible, was one of the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. Bernard Bernard means “brave as a bear” and pronounced as BEHR-nahrt (Dutch) or bahr-NAHRD (English)...
Grand feasts were part of the program, and drunkenness commonly added to the revelry. In Germanic areas a Pritschenkoenig was supposed to simultaneously keep order and entertain the crowd with clever verses. 1 of 2 knights joustingPairs of mounted knights jousting simultaneously; woodcut, 1565.(...
Only when the the empire weakened and started disintegrating, Germanic neighboring tribes would no longer copy and raid but conquer. 7.9/10 (46)Rate Top-rated S1.E3 ∙ Duistere middeleeuwenSun, Jan 15, 2023 After the fall of the (Western) Roman empire, most of its civilization and ...
Germanicus was loyal and made speeches in favour of Tiberius, however in spite of the war against the Germanic tribes not being over Tiberius had him removed and sent East. Shortly after Germanicus was poisoned and it is unclear whether this was ordered by Tiberius or not. ...
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As the Western Roman Empire fell to Germanic tribes and its own internal problems, the Roman Empire in the east, called the Byzantine Empire, flourished. The Byzantine navy transported soldiers and supplies to help recover the Western Empire. The navy relied on fast galleys called dromons, or...